Additional tech giants have been added to the already awesome list of awardees for the Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC 2026) March 4-6 in Santa Clara, California. The legendary Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak will receive a Pioneer Award and Priscilla Chan, MD, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative will receive a Luminary Award. Jeffrey Balser, MD, PhD, President & CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, will also receive a Pioneer Award for his work on DNA biobanks and pharmacogenetics integration. Joe Petro, of Microsoft, will receive a Luminary Award for guiding the integration of Nuance into Microsoft’s Health & Life Sciences strategy to position AI as a cornerstone of modern clinical workflows. He leads the development of the Dragon portfolio, DAX Copilot, and Dragon Copilot.
These notable additions bring the 2026 PMWC total to 11 Pioneer and 12 Luminary Awards honoring individuals who have contributed mightily to the advance of precision medicine. Please see earlier story on the awards to view the other award recipients.
The PMWC Pioneer Awards are given to venerable individuals whose foresight and ground-breaking contributions to precision medicine propelled the movement in earlier years, allowing it to gain momentum to evolve into the standard of care that it is becoming today.
The PMWC Luminary Awards recognize the recent contributions of prominent figures who have accelerated precision medicine into the clinic.
The annual PMWC meeting is a quintessential gathering of top-flight scientists whose efforts are rapidly advancing the progress of precision medicine around the world. It is a golden opportunity for networking and collaboration and definitely a can’t miss meeting for all who have an interest in precision medicine. You may register for this unique meeting here.